The Al-Sadd first team squad held its main training session from 6:15 PM onwards on Monday at the club’s training facility, in preparation for the upcoming QNB Stars League Round 3 game against Al Rayyan, which will be played on Wednesday evening at Khalifa International Stadium.

The Wolves go into the clash with 6 points from two matches, after wins over Al Sailiya and Qatar SC, while Al Rayyan have a tally of two points from two draws with Umm Salal and Al Wakrah. Al-Sadd will look to continue its victories and collect the three points in the next match, in order to compete for the top spot. ... 

Al-Sadd drew 2-2 with Qatar SC in the reserve league opening round game which was played on Saturday at the Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium in Al Wakra Club.

With this result, Al-Sadd registered their first point of the season.

Qatar SC raced into the lead with two goals from Abdulaziz Adel in the 18th and 55th minutes, before an own goal in the 75th minute by Adam Mohamed gave Al-Sadd hope. Muhammad Al Manai then managed to score the equalizer for the Wolves in the 84th minute, leading to a 2-2 scoreline. ... 

Al-Sadd’s Mohamed Waad thanked the club’s fans who attended the match and stood behind the team, helping them to a 3-1 victory over Qatar SC in Round 2 of the QNB Stars League.

In his statement after the match, Waad said: “We thank our fans for attending the game. Their support had a great impact on the team, especially in the second half.” ... 

Al-Sadd head coach Xavi Hernandez expressed his happiness with the 3-1 victory over Qatar SC, in Round 2 of the QNB Stars League, stressing that the victory was well-deserved and against a very good team.

Xavi said in his statement after the match: “I am happy with the result. We played an excellent match against a good team. We managed to come back with our character in the second half, and this is what we always need.” ... 

Al-Sadd recorded another victory in the QNB Stars League, after coming from behind to defeat Qatar SC 3-1 in the Round 2 game which was played on Thursday at Khalifa International Stadium.

Qatar SC opened the scoring in the 35th through Sebastian Soria, before Andre Ayew scored the equalizing goal in the 63rd minute. Guilherme Torres added the second goal for Al Sadd in the 77th minute, while Baghdad Bounedjah went on to conclude the scoring in the 83rd minute. ... 

Al-Sadd’s first team concluded its training today, Wednesday, at the club’s secondary pitch, in preparation for facing Qatar SC in the Round 2 of the QNB Stars League. The match will kick off at 4:50 PM on Thursday evening at Khalifa International Stadium.

After the training session, head coach Xavi Hernandez, announced the 22-member squad for the match, which is as follows: Meshaal Barsham, Jehad Muhammad, Yousef Al-Baloushi, Baghdad Bounedjah, Mustafa Tarek, Mahdi Salem, Abdulrahman Rashid, Muhammad Mannai, Jung Woo-young, Tabata, Guilherme Torres, Faisal Azadi, Hassan Al-Haydos, Ali Asad, Tarek Salman, Ahmed Sayar, Andre Ayew, Khoukhi Boualem, Akram Afif, Yusuf Abdurisag, Muhammed Waad, Musaab Khidir ... 

Al-Sadd forward Yusuf Abdurisag spoke of his side’s readiness to face Qatar SC, in Round 2 of the QNB Stars League.

Speaking during the pre-match press conference, Yusuf said: “It will be a difficult match against Qatar SC. We must prepare well for it, and we will try to score early in order to get close to a win and the three points.” ... 

Al-Sadd head coach Xavi Hernandez described the upcoming QNB Stars League Round 2 as a “really tough” game, and emphasised the need for his side to be focused.

Speaking at the pre-match pressc conference, Xavi said: “Our next game against Qatar Club will be very difficult. They did very well when we played last season, when we drew with them at their stadium.” ... 

Al-Sadd head coach Xavi Hernandez stressed on the importance of winning the first match of the league, after his side defeated Al Sailiya 2-0 in the first round of the 2021-22 QNB Stars League season.

In his statement after the match, Xavi said: “I am happy to get the first 3 points in the league. We played the first 40 minutes in an excellent way and we were the best. We controlled the match completely and managed to score two goals and created many chances.” ... 

Al-Sadd defender Tarek Salman expressed his happiness with the team’s important 2-0 victory over Al Sailiya in the opening round of the 2021-22 QNB Stars League.

In his statement to the media after the match, Tarek said: “We’re happy to win the game and to get the first 3 points of the season. I congratulate the Al-Sadd fans for this important victory. The performance dropped in the second half due to the weather and high humidity that affected the players of both teams.” ...